The biggest downside for us going P5 is that there is an excellent chance we will be tethered to the burnt orange devil.

Now no one likes Texas. But if casting our lot with them is what it takes to go P5 though you do it 10 out of 10 times.

I wonder if that’s such a bad thing. With our political connections and power now I doubt they’d ever be able to uncouple from us. In another conference we could be easily dumped if ever there was another round of realignment. However, I doubt UH will ever be in the same conference as UT.

Really?
I can’t believe that you believe what you wrote? This goes for others with the same mindset.
Our only goal is to get into a P5.
Do you think for a second that Mr. Fertitta would have invested $tens of M to stay irrelevent and second class citizen?
Our history alone getting into a P5 refutes that mindset. How many SWC’s Championship did we win within five years of joining a P5? You must be pulling our legs. I am confused this is not April 1st and it is not a good joke.

Lol. It is just a thought. It is nice being one of the most valuable schools in the conference and the value of that conference continues to increase and grow. When seeing conversations about UT and OU leaving the B12, I think to myself it would be foolish for them because they are the top dogs in that conference. In the B1G or SEC they will just be another school. Not to mention a much tougher path to the playoffs.

I was just thinking could the same apply to us. We have an easier path to the NY6 bowl games and with a schedule like we have this upcoming year we could have a legit shot at the playoffs.

I 100% agree with you about the importance of joining a P5 conference but I don’t believe we are irrelevant. I think we are more relevant than Texas Tech, Baylor, KState, KU, Arizona etc. There is a reason why Dana left WVU to come to UH.

We have proven that when we have an even playing field we can compete, even dominate. From 1976-1985 how many schools played in 4 major bowls and 3 final fours?

I believe there is a P5 invite coming. It could be because of the TV sets we can bring from the state of Texas, it may be because schools would rather have us in the tent going out than on the outside going in.

While we may not be as dominant as we would like in FB and BB, I believe it is coming. Plus, since the forming of the American Conference, UH has won more conference championships than any other school, which is amazing when you consider we don’t field teams in some sports like some of the other schools.

Even if it were a weak sister P6 conference, making somewhat less money and otherwise having a slightly tougher road to the playoffs than the others, I would probably prefer it to any of the alternatives. Except:

There is no P6

The road to the playoffs is nigh-impossible.

It’s a lot less money and not just somewhat less money

Being the weak sister is never going to be a stable arrangement, as the Big East discovered.

If the FBS formally and completely splits it’s is imperative that we be on the right side of that split.

Most people don’t put any stock in sports beyond the revenue generators and there used to be a time when I agreed. But back when Louisville was soliciting the big 12 and ACC for membership they kept bringing up all the conference championships in non revenue sports they had and their standing in the directors cup. So if it’s a feather let’s flaunt it in our cap.

The PAC-12 has promoted itself as the conference of champions for years because of all the Olympic, i.e., non-revenue, sports championships it wins. Would I rather wins titles in FB and MBB? Absolutely. But as long as we are truly competitive in all sports and win titles on a regular basis, it helps when other conferences go shopping, especially as our academic profile continues to grow as well.

Tulsa and ECU and UConn and SMU are not far from being contenders. Tulane is the only real dog in the conference. The issue isn’t that we have a couple of bad teams, but that we have a lot of meh teams that would be bad in a P5 conference.

It is not funny. That mindset has polluted our sports program since the SWC imploded. You contradict your own argument. The Schools that you mentioned have access to the cfp because they are P5 Schools. We do not because we are a G5 School. Our goal is to aim for the top. Staying in a G5 equates to nothing. Second best or thank you for participating has never been our goal.